| Point of Departure | ||||
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| Released | 1963 | |||
| Recorded | September 5 & 6, 1963 | |||
| Studio | RCA Studios | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 39:47 | |||
| Label | Impulse! | |||
| Producer | Bob Thiele | |||
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Point of Departure is an album by American jazz vibraphonist Gary McFarland featuring performances recorded in 1963 for the Impulse! label. [1]
The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4½ stars stating: "The music is bop-oriented, but also open to occasional innovations taken from the avant-garde. None of the songs caught on as standards, but they tend to stay in one's mind after finishing the album". [2]
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| Source | Rating |
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